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and to be fair, the obama administration and eric holder are saying there are no plans to do so. they were only responding to a hypothetical question that rand paul asked. but what is hypothetical today may not be hypothetical for presidents in the future, john. >> that's absolutely correct. i suspect we have not heard the last of this. chris lawrence, our thanks to you. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. new developments in syria's bloody civil war. a new milestone. the u.n. reports that one million citizens have now fled the country, becoming refugees in nations like lebanon, jordan, turkey, iraq and egypt. and the u.n. says millions of other syrians are living like refugees right inside their own borders. >>> police in west nashville, tennessee, want to know who stole some silverware and jewelry from senator lamar alexander's house. the republican senior senator from tennessee was in washington at the time. his wife, honey alexander, called police tuesday afternoon to report the break-in after she noticed the jewelry and silverware missing. >>> another bush may be eyeing the white
and to be fair, the obama administration and eric holder are saying there are no plans to do so. they were only responding to a hypothetical question that rand paul asked. but what is hypothetical today may not be hypothetical for presidents in the future, john. >> that's absolutely correct. i suspect we have not heard the last of this. chris lawrence, our thanks to you. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. new developments in syria's bloody civil war. a new milestone. the u.n. reports...
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. >>> the obama administration ready to change the rules for cars that cause smog. will you pay more at the pump? >> welcome back to "early start," happy friday, everyone. i just read john's line. i'm john berman. >> i'm actually john berman. this is poppy harlow. >>> a new health threat to tell you about this morning. 7,000 patients put at risk by their dentist. dr. scott harrington is being called a menace to public health this morning. ed lavandera is outside his office. some of the investigators came out and said they were physically sickened by what they saw. >> reporter: that's what they said yesterday, poppy. all of this started because a patient of dr. scott harrington, the practice you see behind me, was infected with hepatitis c. health officials were trying to figure out how that person could have been infected. that led envest gators to this dental practice. over the last two weeks, what they say they discovered was shocking and disturbing. listen to one of the health officials who spoke about this yesterday. >> i'll tell you that when the health departm
. >>> the obama administration ready to change the rules for cars that cause smog. will you pay more at the pump? >> welcome back to "early start," happy friday, everyone. i just read john's line. i'm john berman. >> i'm actually john berman. this is poppy harlow. >>> a new health threat to tell you about this morning. 7,000 patients put at risk by their dentist. dr. scott harrington is being called a menace to public health this morning. ed lavandera is...
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obama administration was aware that it had big problems. one democratic ally of the administration congressman robert andrews, says he spoke to the white house months before the unveiling. >> i discussed with the white house people things they already knew which was undertaking of this size is going to be very complex. >> reporter: andrews believes the white house was on top of the situation. robert lachefski, disagrees. he is a health care consultant. he says many of his clients had meetings with the administration ahead of the rollout. >> insurance executives have been warning the administration bluntly that this whole system is not ready for prime time. it wasn't going to be ready on october 1 to appropriately enroll people. >> reporter: but he says the white house ignored them. >> the administration didn't seem to understand the seriousness of it. they were blase about it. they continue to assure the industry there weren't going to be any problems. >> reporter: he says they were not about to delay the rollout. the white house insists it
obama administration was aware that it had big problems. one democratic ally of the administration congressman robert andrews, says he spoke to the white house months before the unveiling. >> i discussed with the white house people things they already knew which was undertaking of this size is going to be very complex. >> reporter: andrews believes the white house was on top of the situation. robert lachefski, disagrees. he is a health care consultant. he says many of his clients...
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then as she tried to defend what the obama administration knew about the attack and when they knew it. foreign affairs correspondent jill doherty has been following all of the developments for us. jill, how was her testimony received? >> well, it was pretty hot, i think you could say. zoraida, she's going to be back up on capitol hill again today in just about 4 1/2 hours. this time at the senate confirmation hearing for the man we expect is going to succeed her as secretary of state, that is senator john kerry. but that testimony on benghazi is still making waves. g. morning. >> reporter: if she was tired by more than 5 1/2 hours of testifying on the deadly attack on benghazi, the recently ailing secretary of state hillary clinton denied she was holding anything back from congress. >> that's not who i am. that's not what i do. >> reporter: there was no doubt how personally clinton took the death of the four americans in benghazi. >> i stood next to president obama as the marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at andrews. i put my arms around the mothers and fathers,
then as she tried to defend what the obama administration knew about the attack and when they knew it. foreign affairs correspondent jill doherty has been following all of the developments for us. jill, how was her testimony received? >> well, it was pretty hot, i think you could say. zoraida, she's going to be back up on capitol hill again today in just about 4 1/2 hours. this time at the senate confirmation hearing for the man we expect is going to succeed her as secretary of state,...
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the president there claims the obama administration has blocked him from flying over the united states air space on an upcoming trip to chilean. the state department denies the claims saying the permission was actually granted and that is he is free to fly over puerto rico for his trip. >> i hope they work that out. >> yeah. >>> from china, a woman apparently survived for 15 days in an abandoned well. she's in there somewhere down there being rescued. she apparently had fallen in that well while out picking medicinal herbs. her family thought she had been kidnapped but passer-by heard her scream. she drank well water to survive. her condition is amazingly improving. >> that is a will to survive. >>> coming up, nearly a hundred people killed. towns destroyed. tropical storm manuel causing utter chaos. we are going to show you the hardest hit areas. >>> a rare brain eating amoeba who killed a child. [ male announcer ] guys don't put all this high tech gear on their face only to go home and wreck it with just any razor. upgrade to the gillette fusion proglide, precision equipment with les
the president there claims the obama administration has blocked him from flying over the united states air space on an upcoming trip to chilean. the state department denies the claims saying the permission was actually granted and that is he is free to fly over puerto rico for his trip. >> i hope they work that out. >> yeah. >>> from china, a woman apparently survived for 15 days in an abandoned well. she's in there somewhere down there being rescued. she apparently had...
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the program reportedly began in 2007 but has expanded under the obama administration. barbara starr live at the pentagon to give us a sense of what we know about the extent of this and what the administration is saying. good morning. >> good morning, christine. the government likes to use that phrase mining your data, but for most americans there's really only one question, is the government listening to your phone calls and watching you on the internet. >> reporter: a potentially explosive disclosure about how easily the government can collect information on-line. "the washington post" and the british newspaper "the guardian" are reporting the national security agency, the nsa, and the fbi, are tapping directly into the servers of nine leading internet companies, including microsoft, yahoo! google, facebook, aol, skype, youtube, and apple. that's according to a top secret nsa presentation. intercepting data like video, photographs, and e-mails, flowing on-line. >> what this program enables the national security agency to do is to reach directly into the servers of the
the program reportedly began in 2007 but has expanded under the obama administration. barbara starr live at the pentagon to give us a sense of what we know about the extent of this and what the administration is saying. good morning. >> good morning, christine. the government likes to use that phrase mining your data, but for most americans there's really only one question, is the government listening to your phone calls and watching you on the internet. >> reporter: a potentially...
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. >>> we begin with a new fight over obama care with republicans turning up the heat for the administration for the troubled health caroleout. the white house has hired a big 2345i78 expert to fix health care.gov and right now he may have the toughest job in america. we get more from jim acosta. >> reporter: the president recorded this video message for the post campaign volunteer team to spread the message of patience. >> by now you probably heard that the website has not worked as smoothly as it was supposed to. >> reporter: the obama administration has now employed jeff zients to be the mr. fix-it to go after the problems. >> i think they're providing management advice and come tags. but for more details about his rules because he's being brought on by hhs, i'd refer to you hhs. >> reporter: the white house is offering a few deals about the details. >> i'd refer to you hhs for that. >> reporter: republicans want more oversight. calling for weekly reports on the website's progress and the delay on the individual mandate to buy insurance if the tech issues continue. >> president put politi
. >>> we begin with a new fight over obama care with republicans turning up the heat for the administration for the troubled health caroleout. the white house has hired a big 2345i78 expert to fix health care.gov and right now he may have the toughest job in america. we get more from jim acosta. >> reporter: the president recorded this video message for the post campaign volunteer team to spread the message of patience. >> by now you probably heard that the website has not...
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so the obama administration now trying a new approach to those criticizing the obama care website rollout. that's coming up next. no matter how busy your morning you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. you feel...congested. beat down. crushed. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief. so you feel free. powerful sinus relief. sudafed. open up. the physical damage was pretty bad. the emotional toll was even worse. our daughter had nightmares. what that robber really took from us was our peace of mind. with adt, we got it back. [ male announcer ] every 14.6 seconds, a burglary takes place in the united states. so rely on the fast alarm response of adt. a single adt system can help protect you from burglary, fire, and high levels of carbon monoxide. when an alarm is received, adt calls the local authorities for help. and you can get this monitored protection
so the obama administration now trying a new approach to those criticizing the obama care website rollout. that's coming up next. no matter how busy your morning you can always do something better for yourself. and better is so easy with benefiber. fiber that's taste-free, grit-free and dissolves completely. so you can feel free to add it to anything. and feel better about doing it. better it with benefiber. you feel...congested. beat down. crushed. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus...
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eight major tech companies are urging the obama administration to set surveillance. in a letter signed by apple and google and microsoft and others the companies say the government needs to better balance security needs and privacy concerns. and they want the u.s. to adopt reforms, including clear limits on spying. >>> the senate is back in session today for the first time since the democrats went nuclear blowing up the rules over filibusters. on a defense spending bill before the holiday break in two weeks, it is not clear if republicans might turn to other procedural moves to try to slow down the democrats and getting some of the stuff through. >>> in the meantime, we could see a federal budget before the week is out. house and senate negotiators are set to close a budget deal the first in two years. . "the washington post" says it would roll back some of the cuts and take action to reduce the deficits. overall it may not be the grand bargain some were hoping for. negotiators have been trying to find common ground since october as part of the grooemted thagre end t
eight major tech companies are urging the obama administration to set surveillance. in a letter signed by apple and google and microsoft and others the companies say the government needs to better balance security needs and privacy concerns. and they want the u.s. to adopt reforms, including clear limits on spying. >>> the senate is back in session today for the first time since the democrats went nuclear blowing up the rules over filibusters. on a defense spending bill before the...
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"wall street journal" says xamp alexander made the offer but that was rejected by the obama administration. the revelation comes nearly a month after it was announced alexander would be leaving the nsa in march. >>> at long last talks aimed at ending syria's civil war appear to be moving forward. the first direct negotiations between bashar al assad's government and syrian rebels set to begin january 22 in geneva. still very tough conditions there on the ground for the civilians. >>> defense of the international nuclear deal for iran. president obama responding to critics in a speech in san francisco including those who called the agreement a mistake. the president said it is easy to make political declarations but doesn't make the world safer and he insisted the nuclear deal is progress. >> this will help iran from building a nuclear weapon and over the coming months, we are going to continue our diplomacy with the goal of achieving a comprehensive threat. if iran seizes this opportunity and chooses to join the global community, then we can begin to chip away at the mistrust that has exis
"wall street journal" says xamp alexander made the offer but that was rejected by the obama administration. the revelation comes nearly a month after it was announced alexander would be leaving the nsa in march. >>> at long last talks aimed at ending syria's civil war appear to be moving forward. the first direct negotiations between bashar al assad's government and syrian rebels set to begin january 22 in geneva. still very tough conditions there on the ground for the...
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the obama administration does not want to rush but the more time to strike a deal the more resistance from friends and foes alike. jim sciutto is live in geneva for us. what can you tell us? >> reporter: negotiators doing battle this morning at the bargaining table. the first significant meeting between the iran foreign minister and eu foreign policy, members of the eu team tell us this morning they are locked in tough negotiations. the senior administration officials have been talking to say, the west is unified now in their position. they have gotten over whatever disagreements broke up the last round of talks and up to the iranians. the u.s. officials are doing their own round of management and including secretary of state john kerry. let's listen to what he had to say. >> we will not allow this agreement, should it be reached, and i say should it be reached, to buy time or to allow for the acceptance of an agreement that does not properly address our core fundamental concerns. >> reporter: the core fundamental concerns are about iran's enrichment of u rainian. the west appears com
the obama administration does not want to rush but the more time to strike a deal the more resistance from friends and foes alike. jim sciutto is live in geneva for us. what can you tell us? >> reporter: negotiators doing battle this morning at the bargaining table. the first significant meeting between the iran foreign minister and eu foreign policy, members of the eu team tell us this morning they are locked in tough negotiations. the senior administration officials have been talking to...
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the obama administration is not defending doma. they basically abandoned it. so the house republicans picked up the baton. so the supreme court will have to decide whether the house republicans even have the legal authority to even decide this. so that's one of the questions. that could actually impact whether this case goes forward, the doma case goes forward or is actually thrown out. zoraida? >> it's really nice to have you, shannon, in the morning. we appreciate it. >> reporter: i have tears coming out it's so cold. >> sorry about that. we can't control the weather for you though we'd like to. >> reporter: no worries. >> thank you. >>> a developing story this morning. the fbi investigating what it calls the suspicious death of a 64-year-old passenger on board a royal caribbean cruise ship. the virginia woman was found dead by her husband in the cabin on sunday. the ship, enchantment of the seas, returned to baltimore on sunday following a seven-day cruise to florida and the bahamas. no word on why the investigators called the death suspicious. >>> new deve
the obama administration is not defending doma. they basically abandoned it. so the house republicans picked up the baton. so the supreme court will have to decide whether the house republicans even have the legal authority to even decide this. so that's one of the questions. that could actually impact whether this case goes forward, the doma case goes forward or is actually thrown out. zoraida? >> it's really nice to have you, shannon, in the morning. we appreciate it. >> reporter:...
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the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that perhaps kim jong-un may have been pushed much further than they intended and that's why they intend to dial things back. the u.s. has really been ramping up its presence in the region starting early last month, march 8th, when the b-52 bombers were sent to fly over south korea. u.s. officials saying that was par of a routine mission. they followed up that about 2 1/2 weeks later with another similar mission. then came those stealth bombers. followed that earlier this week with navy warships going to the region to better monitor the situation inside north korea. a
the obama administration has decided to turn down the volume. white house correspondent dan lothian live from washington with more. dan, are the north koreans very difficult to gauge. obviously these things are just fraught with tension. earlier here this week the north koreans called americans boiled pumpkins. the rhetoric is very strange. at the same time, the u.s. has to be very careful not to back them in a corner. >> that is true. the sense at least according to that report is that...
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president obama is defending the nsas spying programs. he's as hawkish as the administration he replaced. >> reporter: in a candid and unusually long interview with charlie rose, president obama revealed how defending the homeland weighs on him as he discussed his goal of helping the middle class. >> and that is the thing that i'm going to be focused on for the remainder of my presidency. >> reporter: he stood by newly revealed nsa programs that give phone and online data for many americans. >> should it be transparent? >> it is transparent that's why we set up the fisa court. >> reporter: obama bris ls. >> well, obama was a raging liberal before, now he's dick cheney. my concern has been not that we shouldn't do intelligence, but rather a system of checks and balances. >> reporter: he discussed the bloody civil war in syria where he said the government crossed a line using chemical weapons. long overdue said senators like john mccain. >> they are not professional fighters. the notion there was a professional military in syria for us to s
president obama is defending the nsas spying programs. he's as hawkish as the administration he replaced. >> reporter: in a candid and unusually long interview with charlie rose, president obama revealed how defending the homeland weighs on him as he discussed his goal of helping the middle class. >> and that is the thing that i'm going to be focused on for the remainder of my presidency. >> reporter: he stood by newly revealed nsa programs that give phone and online data for...
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chris, it appears the obama administration is attempting to do damage control over the release of that information yesterday. >> reporter: that's right, christine. just this morning the u.s. official was saying that they do not believe that north korea is as far along in their nuclear program as was suggested in that first assessment. this is coming after the director of national intelligence had to put out a statement late last night basically saying this was one assessment in that other intelligence agencies didn't necessarily come to the same conclusion. but i think the bottom line is north korea has clearly moveded the ball and is continuing to make progress. >> they demonstrated their willingness to invest in missile technologies in violation of their international agreement. and we do think that over time they might develop a greater capability. >> reporter: the one thing that the assessment does say is that the north koreans still have problems with reliability. that means when you push the button, does that particular missile actually fire and can you hit what you're aiming for
chris, it appears the obama administration is attempting to do damage control over the release of that information yesterday. >> reporter: that's right, christine. just this morning the u.s. official was saying that they do not believe that north korea is as far along in their nuclear program as was suggested in that first assessment. this is coming after the director of national intelligence had to put out a statement late last night basically saying this was one assessment in that other...
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the kentucky senator protesting the obama administration's domestic drone policy with an old-fashioned filibuster, stopping only for an occasional drink or a bite of a snickers bar that he brought with him while delaying the eventual confirmation of cia john brennan in order to make this point. >> no american should be killed by a drone on american soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court. that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. >> shannon travis is live from washington this morning. this was quite a long-winded ordeal. >> reporter: it was quite a long-winded or deal, one that we haven't seen in a while. south carolina's strom thurmond holds the record, 24 hours of a filibuster. rand paul says that he would have gone longer, zoraida, but that nature has its limits and he was ending his fill buto tak of one of them. can the u.s. mount a drone strike against americans on u.s. soil? that's born out of some comments from att
the kentucky senator protesting the obama administration's domestic drone policy with an old-fashioned filibuster, stopping only for an occasional drink or a bite of a snickers bar that he brought with him while delaying the eventual confirmation of cia john brennan in order to make this point. >> no american should be killed by a drone on american soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court. that americans could be killed in a cafe in...